If you’re going to start running a business from your home, there are various laws you need to know about. If you don’t check things out before you start, then you risk having your business shut down by the authorities.   Zoning Laws.   The chances are that the different parts of your town or city have been split into different ‘zones’. Each one of these zones has a purpose: business……

The national unemployment rate is dropping. Your temp staffing operation is starting to take off. You often hear that the direct hire business is on the move. What should you do? Consider starting a perm placement division. Here are some compelling reasons to do so and some helpful tips to start you on your way.     Why now?   The time is right. With unemployment dropping and the demand for……

Businesses small and large have been using MS Excel for years to run processes and manage projects.  For small, simple projects Excel is a useful organizational tool. However, projects have a tendency to grow in complexity at a rate that Excel can not keep up with.   Imagine that a business needs to track projects or processes and does not have the time or budget to put a sophisticated tracking system……

The director of telemarketing operations at a financial services company looks out across his 3600 square foot call center on a typical Monday morning. “Look at all those empty chairs”, he laments. “It is sickly Monday and my partiers are taking their usual unscheduled day long break”. The problem of the “three day weekend” or absenteeism in general doesn’t just affect the manager in this setting. What about the other 80%……

Are you overwhelmed by retirement planning? If so, you’re not alone.   The process of managing personal finances is both time-consuming and complex. According to the 2005 Employee Benefit Research Institute’s “Retirement Confidence Survey,” 55 percent of workers said they were behind schedule in retirement savings. With so many different companies offering a range of products and services, it’s hard to know where to turn for financial advice.   An increasingly……

It’s like the old dream where you’re delivering a speech to a packed house – and suddenly realize that you’re standing there with your trousers around your ankles. You’ve planned the perfect company dinner – and the caterer got the date wrong. Your keynote speaker didn’t show up because his travel tickets were never confirmed. And the napkins at the tables don’t match the tableskirts. Are your guests going to think……

Can’t afford to wait 30 to 60 days to get paid by your clients? If you are like most business owners, waiting to be paid can be very challenging. In some cases it can mean lost opportunities. It can mean that you don’t bid for big sales because you know you won’t be able to play the waiting game. At its worst, it can spell disaster. It can mean that you……

Invoice factoring refers to the practice where smaller companies sell invoices in order to receive money today. IN this case they do not have to wait for a credit period of 30, 60, or 90 days. Thus by selling invoices smaller companies do not create debt. This practice of invoice factoring is basically used as a finance management tool.   This practice of invoice factoring is usually adopted to avoid any……

Applicants with a master’s degree in accounting or a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting are increasingly valued.  Strayer’s online masters degrees are in education, business administration, public administration, health services administration, professional accounting, communications technology, and management information systems.  Some employers prefer applicants with a master’s degree in accounting, or with a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting.    A master’s degree……

There are few bigger challenges for business owners and managers than waiting 30 to 60 days to get paid by their customers.  Although large businesses can usually afford it, smaller businesses can’t afford the wait. As a matter of fact, waiting to get paid on their invoices can create cash flow problems that affect the owners ability to meet payroll or pay the company’s bills. This problem can be more frustrating……